If you’re looking for drama and intrigue high atop tonight’s NFL Draft, better luck next year.

The No. 1 overall pick has been known for more than a year, ever since Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck let it be known he was staying in school for his senior year. The woeful Colts then confirmed he’d be their choice this week.

And the identity of the second choice, Heisman-winning passer Robert Griffin III from Baylor, has been a no-brainer since the Redskins practically mortgaged their entire franchise in early March to acquire the pick from the Rams.

The Vikings also appear likely to take USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil with the third pick because Adrian Peterson needs blockers and Minnesota can go for playmakers — especially at wide receiver — with its early choice in the second round.

So there will be no need to tune in early for the proceedings at Radio City Music Hall, nor any excuse for Indianapolis or Washington to use their allotted 10 minutes before sending Roger Goodell to the podium.

But thanks to the new collective bargaining agreement hashed out since last year’s draft, fans should keep their heads on a swivel for trades, trades and more trades.

One outcome of the lockout was a rookie salary cap, which league executives say will make it easier for teams to trade down because high picks won’t be nearly as much of a gamble financially.

“You’re not going to have to pay a guy $40 [million] or $50 million guaranteed right off the bat anymore,” Rams general manager Les Snead said. “That’s big, because you’re not going to have that hanging over your head anymore.”

Much of the trade talk centers on the Browns with the fourth overall pick and the Jaguars with the seventh choice. Cleveland is mired in a seemingly perpetual rebuilding phase and needs quantity more than quality, while scouts say Jacksonville considers this to be a draft with no more than six true blue-chippers — not the total you’re looking for when you’re sitting in the seventh spot.

The Browns also have even more cushion to deal the No. 4 pick and get good value in return because they also own the 22nd overall choice thanks to the Julio Jones trade with the Falcons last year.

A lot of eyes, meanwhile, will be focused on the Dolphins at No. 8, in large part because of continuing talk that owner Stephen Ross is pushing general manager Jeff Ireland and new coach Joe Philbin into reaching for Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill despite Tannehill starting just 20 games in college.

Otherwise, this is unlikely to be one of the NFL’s more gripping first rounds unless you happen to be a Southeastern Conference devotee. Scouts say a whopping 11 or more players from SEC schools could go in the first round tonight, including five from reigning BCS champion Alabama.

No wonder the NFL is desperately trying to ratchet up the pomp and circumstance. A record 26 players will be in attendance, meaning some won’t hear their names at all tonight, and the league has ordered teams not to reveal the identity of picks — while asking the networks to do the same — before Goodell announces them.